Krista Bernard shares her journey with Arbonne over the past year. She was looking for more balance and passion in her life when she left her career in pharmaceutical sales to join Arbonne. Though the transition required short-term sacrifices of her time, she now feels excited and able to spend more quality time with her family. She encourages others to look past initial obstacles and dream of the potential lifestyle benefits of the Arbonne business opportunity.

1. E Y E O N A R B O N N E
POW E R O F T EA M W ORK
E AS T T O W E S T
My journey with Arbonne began one year ago, at a time in my life
when I was looking to make a change. Having worked in the corporate
world of pharmaceutical sales for 10 years, I began to feel the struggle
,
that many families feel, as my husband and I attempted to balance two
busy careers with the lives of our two young daughters. I had lost pas-
sion for many areas of my life, simply because I did not have time for
them. Several things motivated me to make a change, including help-
lessly watching as a friend’s world was pulled out from under her when
she lost her husband in eight short months to an unforeseeable battle
with cancer. As her friend, I saw how drastically her life was turned
upside-down, and as a parent I realized how precious every day is. I
became determined to live more passionately in all aspects of my life.
I was introduced to Arbonne in April of 2006, and I immediately
became intrigued. I had never been involved with network marketing,
although I remember learning about it in one of my university business
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classes. What appealed to me most was the fact that while Arbonne Independent Consultant, Regional Vice President
was a well-established company, it was still very new to Canada. Krista Bernard Region; Vancouver, BC
My husband and I spent time investigating the company and the network
marketing industry, and discussing how we could fit one more thing into our
already busy lives. Once I had committed, however, I knew I had made Arbonne is a straightforward business model that works if you work. It
the right decision, because I felt different inside. I felt excited, focused and is no different from any other business, in that it takes effort. It is not a
passionate about what I was doing. Six months later, I resigned from the way to get rich quick, and in the beginning you may feel that the very
pharmaceutical industry, having fully replaced my income and gained the reasons you are starting this business (ie: more family and personal time)
flexibility to focus on my family, my business and my life. are the very things that you must give up for a time.
Do I feel lucky to be where I am? Always. But I also believe that you cre- My husband and I made a choice for things to be unbalanced in the
ate your own luck, and in business that means having the confidence to short-term in order to have more balance in the long-term. I treated my
take advantage of good opportunities when they are presented. business as though it were a typical start-up business. I did not expect
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Krista’s daughters, Kaitlyn and Emily. Krista with daughters, Kaitlyn and Emily.
Krista with husband, Joel on their
10-year anniversary.

2. success strategy:
Develop an unstoppable belief
early on in your business.
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to be compensated for the hours I put in right away; I expected to face
obstacles and I expected that some people I approached would not
be interested in Arbonne. I also learned how much this business offers
in terms of personal growth and leadership, and how rewarding it is
to build a team.
Members of the Vancouver team at Krista’s Mercedes-Benz Car Presentation.
Arbonne is a vehicle that allows you to live the life you want to live. I am
not able to be with my kids every minute of the day, but I will be present
for all the things that matter most. I will never have to miss another field To my dad: Thank you for the constant support you provide to Heather
trip or birthday. My life is passionately pumping through me and that is and me, and for letting us turn your cottage into “Arbonne Central”
very different from how I felt one year ago. last summer.
If you are considering whether or not to start a business with Arbonne, I To my friend, Liz: Thank you for being such a good friend and for intro-
encourage you to look past the short-term and allow yourself to dream. ducing me to this opportunity.
This business has allowed me to look at my life in a whole new way,
The testimonials in this story reflect the actual experience of an individual, are anecdotal only, and may be atypical.
because I am dreaming again. To my sponsor, Jennifer Ogrodniczuk: Your support has been never-end-
ing. You have helped me whenever I needed your help, and let me run
When I began my business, it was about what it could do for my family with things when I did not.
and me, but it has become so much more. I see what transitioning from
ordinary living to living each day with passion can do. Arbonne has To my husband, Joel: Thank you for your huge belief in me. I know not
opened the door for me to think about how I can make a difference in everyone is fortunate to have someone in their life who believes in them
the lives of others. even more than they believe in themselves. You contribute so much to
my success in every way.
Arbonne has truly been a gift to so many families, as it has to mine. I
am only just beginning my journey and I am so excited to know where To my beautiful daughters, Kaitlyn and Emily: Thank you for inspiring
I am going. me every day. I look forward to a lifetime of passionate days with
you both.
To my incredible team: Thank you for making this so much fun. Your
teamwork has allowed us to build an incredible organization from east I recently heard success defined as “living the way you want to live.” Be
to west. sure to take the time to know what that means to you.
To DM Karen Fraser: Thank you for being my first business builder and
for believing in this opportunity. Your support and encouragement over
the last year has been endless.
To my sister, AM Heather Smith-Dacey: I love that we can work togeth-
er and am grateful to have a sister like you. Thank you for being my
anchor on the east!
To AM Angela Collins, EDM Jane Thibault and EDM Sara Bagnell:
Thank you for all that you do. You are the reason my business is where
it is today.
To my mom, DM Elaine Smith: Thank you for being such a big part of
my life.
Krista with her family: Sister, AM Heather
Smith-Dacey; dad, Al Smith and mom,
DM Elaine Smith.
Members of the Halifax team at a Region meeting.
L–R: EDM Jane Thibault, AM Angela Collins,
Krista and her mom, DM Elaine Smith at
NTC 2007 Las Vegas.
E Y E O N A R B O N N E | JUNE 2007